This guest post is by Danny Iny of Firepole Marketing. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post here at problogger.net about how Firepole Marketing makes money. I explained that even though we’re less than a year old, we’ve already made over $20,000, and that over half of that came from offline sources. We wanted [...]

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This guest post is by Peep Laja of Traindom. Blog monetization is a tough challenge for a lot of people. In this post I'll help you overcome it. The best way to make money with your blog (even when your traffic is low) is by selling your own digital products—especially online courses that teach people [...]

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Visits to online video sites grew by over a third in the UK over the past year, with over 785m visits to websites such as YouTube in September alone. Experian...

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Word of mouth marketing is one of the most effective kinds of marketing when it comes to influencing purchase decisions.  A new infographic from WOMMA and Column Five Media takes a look at just how important and effective word of mouth marketing is, online and off.


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Have you ever seen an online video ad or commercial and thought to yourself, "Eh, I could so much better!"  Verisign and .tv are giving you a chance to prove yourself.  They’ve launched a contest to find out if today’s creative minds—all the aspiring art directors, filmmakers and floggers out there—can develop online videos that deliver compelling messages and inspire.  They’re asking creatives to submit their own unique commercials for the chance to win $10,000 and other great prizes.


Read More: Think You Could Make A Better Online Video Ad? Try And You Could Win $10,000

Streaming Media magazine has put together their first annual Streaming Media 100—a list of the one hundred companies that matter most in the world of online video.  How did they choose and who made the cut?  Read on to find out more.


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Google has teamed up with the Citizens Advice Bureau in the UK to launch a new initiative that will see the search giant and the independent charity launch a adverts...

Read More: Google teams up with the Citizens Advice Bureau to promote online safety

Typically, I'm not the one to rave about a company's product in an article of mine, but this particular product deserves my full attention. vCita, a new way to engage and meet your online audience, helps enhance your business's online presence by providing you with various services: online video meeting rooms, phone conference services, online payment systems and more.

Read More: New Business Service Will Give You Online Video Rooms, Phone Conferencing and Payment Systems

AOL and the recently acquired 5min Media have launched a brand new service called the Editors Room, geared towards helping online news editors find the perfect video to fit with their breaking stories.  It’s often hard to find good, relevant and timely video content to spruce up a news story and the AOL Editors Room aims to solve this problem.


Read More: Online News Editors: AOL Launches Editors Room To Bring You The Video You Need—Now

John Sumpter, the Editor-in-Chief of Tripped Media was up before the sun rose this morning to document today's Occupy Wall St. activities. "Besides only launching a week ago and being featured...

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Document publishing platform Issuu pitches itself as a place where people who produce beautiful print documents can share them online. Now it's allowing its users to turn those same documents...

Read More: Issuu turns your print documents into online ads with new AdPages

Sony has revealed it has suffered more issues with its online data. A third party tried to sign in to and access 93,000 active accounts on its PlayStation and other networks...

Read More: Sony repels attempts to access 93,000 online accounts [Updated]

When it comes to online video, shooting, editing and uploading your clip to YouTube, Vimeo or other online video sharing sites is only the beginning.  Once your video is online you face the daunting task of actually getting people to watch.  How do you promote yourself?  Where should you focus your energies?  We’ve put together a list of five tips for using social media to get more views.


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In 1994, Wired, then known as HotWired, claims it invented the banner ad. The Mosaic browser was just morphing into Netscape in 1994. And if you think ads slow down page loads now, readers had to download the first banner ads over thin dial-up connections. Despite those handicaps, the gaudy banner ad took over the [...]

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98% is one eye-opening statistic for any reader, but that's how many adults aged eighteen to twenty-four in the US are using social...

Read More: 98% of online US adults aged 18-24 use social media

In 1994, Wired, then known as HotWired, claims it invented the banner ad. The Mosaic browser was just morphing into Netscape in 1994. And if you think ads slow down...

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It's only been three days since Apple announced the new iPhone 4S, but true to its word, the company has switched live preorders for the new device and has enabled Sprint customers in the U.S to order the the iPhone 4 for the first time. Verizon has gone live on its website, offering the 16GB [...]

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Prompted by the surge of new users to social networking sites like Facebook, Google+ and Twitter, an update was proposed to...

Read More: Social networks inspire an update to a law protecting children’s online privacy

Ever feel bad about all the four-letter-words you use on Twitter?  A new service called the Twitter Charity Swear Box is helping all the potty mouths out there put their bad words to good use.  Visit the Charity Swear Box website, submit your Twitter name and the site will tell you how many times you’ve sworn in the past month.  You’ll then be invited to make a small donation for each swear word to the charity of your choice.


Read More: Twitter Charity Swear Box: Turn Bad Words Into Good Deeds Online

Research plays a fundamental part in enabling businesses to make better decisions. Amidst a recession and

Read More: Not Your Typical Survey Tool: What a New Online Survey Tool Means for the DIY Survey Market